The much awaited boxing carnival 4th Asian Women Boxing Championship got off to a colourful start at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in the Sarusajai Sports Complex here yesterday evening in Guwahati. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi inaugurated the boxing extravaganza. Beijing08' Olympic bronze medal winning famed boxer Vijender Kumar along with his teamates Jitender Kumar and Akhil Kumar were the star attractions of the inaugural function.Though 12 counntries had confirmed participation but altogether 11 countries are taking part in the meet leaving Indonesia who did not turnup. The participating country teams - China, DPR Korea, Kazakstan, Korea, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and host India - took part in the march past programme in the function while thrice world champion MC Mary Kom took oath on behalf of all the participants. India made a bad start as local girl Pranamika Borah lost to her Chinese opponent Dong Cheng 1-4 at the KNCB Indoor Stadium in the Sarusajai Sports Complex .. The bronze medallist in the Turkey world invitational meet in 2005, Pranamika even went pointless in the first and third round.Earlier in the opening bout of the championship Mala Rai of Nepal was beaten by Pin Meng Chien of Chinese Taipei 1-5 in the 46kg category. The boxing meet ends on 28th Sept. 2008. World class infrastructure of the sporting venues after the 33rd National Games has helped Assam to host international events in the city.
PermalinkSubmitted by Anish on Thu, 25/09/2008 - 09:38
Come on India, you can win it!!! Hopefully the national media takes interest in this event so that non-cricket sports are promoted in our country.
Best of luck girls!!!
One person sustained injury when a gang of dacoits attacked him at the Siphung Express in Barpeta district on Tuesday.
The incident took place at around 7 in the afternoon when the passenger express was travelling to Alipur Duar from Guwahati. The seven member gang was travelling in the train in the guise of passengers and tried to loot the passengers as the train was nearing Sorbhog. The injured person was identified as Jitumoni Dutta who sustained injuries in the scuffle.
Assam paid its glowing tribute to Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla on Tuesday on the 61st death anniversary of the first ever Assamese film maker. Noted artists Apurba Kumar Das and Dilip Ranjan Barthakur received the prestigious silpi award at function in Guwahati from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Cultural functions and procession, seminars and various were organized across the state to mark the occasion. The Asom Sahitya Sabha organized the Silpi divas function in Tezpur at Poki with colouful cultural programme. The All Assam Students Union has also organized its central programme in Naharkotia.
Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury took over as new DGP of Assam hardly a month after he was appointed in the stint. After taking over as Assam Director General of Police he said that he would try his best to make efforts to live up to the expectations of the people.
On the tricky questions of mega dam road block in Lakhimpur, he said the police has the responsibility for maintaining law and order and that it would be to ensure that roads are not blocked.
Chaudhury, a 1978 batch IPS officer said was away from the state on central deputation in the IB since 1985 and posted out of the state in the North East, Delhi and the US.
Aahotguri in Morigaon district pulls huge crowd on Monday when it hosted the traditional buffalo fight. Around 35 pairs of buffalo were taken for fight which drew huge crowd from early in the morning. It was organized as part of the Magh bihu celebrations. Similarly, Hajo took out a colourful procession a day after it organized the traditional nightingale fight.
The group of ministers set up to break the deadlock of the NHPC-owned big is all set to talk to a group of experts in Dispur on Saturday. A group of senior citizens have also been invited for talks on the same day after 12 noon.
Chaired by power minister Pradyut Bordoloi, the GoM is set to hold talks with Jatin Kalita, Abani Bhagawati, Chandan Mahanta, Arup Sarma, Jogen Sarma, AS Biswas, Bhagawat Pran Duwarah and Sarbeswar Kalita The discussion would begin at 10 in the morning. This talks with a group of senior citizens would begin at 12 noon. They include Dr Nirmal Kumar Chaudhury, AK Mitra, Nayan Sarma, Dhiren Bezbaruah, Brahmaputra Board deputy chairman Y Abdul Basir, Pradip Pujari...
Tension is simmering in Ghagorpar near Gerukamukh following an incident of police firing on Friday.
Police men on duty at Ghagorpar resorted to blank firing when they tried to disperse the people who blocked oil tankers bound for Gerukamukh.
Police further arrested aleast 14 people when they prevented the oil tankers to leave for the NHPC project site in the evening.
Massive protest again erupts in Gerukamukh along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday when protestors prevented efforts to rush oil to Gerukamukh.
Altogether nine militant outfits operating in Assam are expected to surrender arms before the Republic Day. This was what Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed on Thursday. Talking to reporters, Gogoi said these outfits include-five Adivasi and three Kuki underground groups besides Hmar Peoples Convention. They have already declared unilateral ceasefire expressing desire to sit for peace talks with the Government. He further rjecting the NDFB’s demand for creation of a separate ‘Bodoland State.
DHD(J) and the government have reached a final stage of understanding to resolve the problem confronting Dima Hasao district. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday, he said DHD’s Dilip Nunisa faction demands 96 villages and that some of these villages currently in Cachar and Nagaon district. “KLNLF demands state within state and NDFB sticks to the separate Bodoland demand,” that’s why, breakthrough still eludes Assam.
Experts predicts an undeclared arms bazaar in the North eastern region very soon. Participating a seminar in Delhi on Thursday, they disclosed that foreign arms and ammunition are available in the seven north eastern states.
Binalaxmi Nepram, secretary general with CAFI said only the United Nations would be able to bust the racket in the north eastern region. She said only NSCN has so far used landmines for maximum number of times.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday again claimed Maoists’ role in the protest to stop big dam in Gerukamukh. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati Gogoi the agitation to halt the big dam would only help China divert the river Brahmaputra. Gogoi said the Maoist cadres formed the squad to oppose the NHPC dam two years back.
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